Generator likely cause of Nakumatt Downtown fire
232 views · Published 3 December 2013 · 1:16 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: Daily Nation · 2013 · News & Politics
The fire that razed down Nakumatt Downtown supermarket could have been caused by fuel vapour coming into contact with an exhaust pipe of a generator, an inquest heard on Monday.Mr Gilbert Gathima, an electric technician who used to be an employee at the supermarket, said the generator was installed in January the same month that the incident happened.Mr Gathima said on January 28 2009, while at work, there were power blackouts at around 10.30am and at around 12.30pm.He recalled going to add fuel to the generator which was running. Visit our website www.nairobinews.co.ke Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/nairobinews Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/nairobi_news
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